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Picture Book Tree: Sharing Stories with Children
Parents, many a times, invent new stories to read out to their children. Pooja Sardana is one such parent. Amidst creating new stories for her child, a thought struck her – why not share these stories...
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Project Play: Making Sports Accessible to Under-privileged Children
What happens when 3 enterprising sports journalists, during their rounds covering the local sports scene, come across many under-privileged children who have tremendous potential but cannot afford the...
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Hyderabad Traffic Police: Endeavor for Better Traffic System to Ensure...
Narsimha Reddy would have never thought that he would be on the receiving end of his job. Working as HG (Home Guard) for HTP (Hyderabad Traffic Police), on 13th July 2011, the trio of Narsimha Reddy,...
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India’s First Online Textbook Rental Service
Remember the time when we were students? Money was never enough and we couldn’t delay buying those textbooks any longer as exams were almost here! Those books created a huge dent in our pockets. And...
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UnWrapIndia: Gifts from the Real India
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Channapatna, a small city located 60 km south-west of Bangalore on the Bangalore-Mysore state highway. For someone coming from Delhi, this place...
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TBI Independence Day Tweetathon – One Change Needed For A #BetterIndia
A Happy Independence Day to all our readers. Yesterday, we asked everybody on twitter one question: This Independence Day, what is the ONE big (or small) thing India needs to change to become better?...
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i-Probono: Where Lawyers Can Offer Free Legal Assistance To NGOs
“Pro bono” is not just a term found in John Grisham’s books. It is a thriving culture among legal fraternities of many developed nations, where lawyers, law students and law firms go out of their way...
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TBI Social Enterprise: Art that Empowers – Pioneering Change through...
Grannies making hand-knitted and crocheted baby garments, female artisans weaving dreams out of lovely threads, rural artists shaping their future with hand-crafted pottery and home accessories – these...
View ArticleAll India Radio (AIR) News Is Now Available On Soundcloud & Android Play Store
All India Radio (AIR) is one of the world’s largest Public Service Broadcasters. It’s network of over 350 stations broadcasts programs in 150+ languages/dialects, reaching 99% of the country’s...
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He Created A Database That Gives You Access To Over 8,000 Flora Species In India
J.M. Garg sets an example of how a hobby can turn into something big and useful. What started as a project to fuel his passion for Indian flora has now turned into a large platform for people to talk...
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MY VIEW: 5 Reasons Why I Support The #AIBRoast
In the MY VIEW section, we highlight some of the most pertinent and interesting letters and opinions sent to us by our readers. Have something to say? Write to us: contact@thebetterindia.com with “MY...
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The Government Launches A Pan-India Contest For Developing The PMO Mobile App
MyGov.in and Google have launched an interesting contest where developers are invited to build an official mobile app for the PMO. Not only this, the winning team will also get an opportunity to visit...
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Government of India Now Allows You To Store Your Documents Online With...
The new government initiative, DigiLocker, not only helps you save your crucial documents but gives you easy access to them too. Learn all about it here. The innovation of Ministry of Communications...
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Now Bengaluru Police Can Map Crimes In Real Time Using A Web Based Application
Bengaluru Police has come up with an interesting application that helps to track crimes on a real time basis and even access information on crime patterns. We generally have an issue with the police...
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IDEAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: These Two Girls Created An Online Game To Fight...
Sophie Houser and Andrea Gonzales created an exciting online game, Tampon Run, to fight menstrual taboos. Check it out here. The hush related to menstruation is not new to this world. Menstrual taboo...
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How The Unknown Indian Ice Hockey Team Raised INR 5 Lakhs In 8 Days Through...
Did you know that India has its very own Ice Hockey team? And that they are going to participate in an international championship purely on funds raised through their crowd-funding campaign?? Here’s...
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Demystifying #NetNeutrality And Why It Is Important To #SaveTheInternet
Here’s how net neutrality can save the freedom to use the internet and the e-commerce industry that might fade away soon. We need to realise how crucial it is for everyone to come together and raise...
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This Website Makes Talking to Kids About Child Sexual Abuse and Puberty Easy
Educating young children about sexual abuse is not an easy task. Deepa Kumar has made an informative website that features animated cartoons to educate both parents and children about this crucial...
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Netflix Is in India! Use This Guide to Find out How Badly You Need It in Your...
Netflix, the on-demand Internet streaming service, is finally in India. Before you start to party too hard, though... hold on for just a bit. Netflix in India is different from the one in the United...
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How the Government Made Paying Excise and Service Taxes ‘Easiest’
When you type 'easiest' into Google Search, this is the very first result you see: A Central Board of Excise and Customs website, this is the e-payment portal that allows users to pay their central...
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